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- 01 Aug 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?
leader. . . . If they do not generate wins for the team, a CEO should get what the rest of us get when we don't deliver: nothing." These suggestions leave us with some interesting questions. Can effective leaders of small organizations be considered as part of the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/818061-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 218-079 Margin Accounts No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/218079-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 119-032 Stock-Based Compensation at Twitter... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle
Over the past two decades, there has been a tremendous boom in the venture capital industry. The pool of U.S. venture capital funds has grown from less than $1 billion in 1976 (Charles River Associates 1976)... View Details
- 15 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer
words, create a better end-to-end consumer experience, with the result being a larger, deeper pool of data to draw on and drive progress in new therapies. Data and analytics “It takes an abundance of data to answer the questions that... View Details
- 09 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation
airlines, discount retailers, and index mutual funds all created growth by offering overserved customers "good enough" functionality at lower prices. New-market disruptive innovations connect with nonconsumers by making it... View Details
- 16 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History
patent pools has questioned conventional thinking about the need for strong patent laws to encourage innovation. Other studies have shown that independent inventors continued to play a major role in innovation in the early twentieth... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
cluster-based approach to economic development. When firms locate near each other they can benefit by sharing knowledge, pooling resources, and establishing relationships with local educational institutions that train potential employees.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
distribution, pooled intra-organizational coordination, and agency relationships—result in a trade-off between centralized and dispersed growth strategies. Which strategy prevails depends on how policy—enabling branching interacts with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
equilibrium, belief in the "American dream" is commonplace, workers exert effort, there are high powered contracts (and income is unequally distributed) and punishments are harsh. Economists who believe that deterrence (rather... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support
than it’s ever been in real dollars. If you’re paying $1,200, $1,300 a month for full-day childcare, for an average American job, that would be equal to the average after-tax, discretionary income that a worker is left with at the end of... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
outsiders, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, is desired? No country can easily exist in a vacuum and cut itself off from the global economic marketplace, commented Spar. Given the complicated and often tragic... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Jul 2020
- Op-Ed
It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees
rather than what they want? Is it reasonable for employers to be allowed a tax benefit for paying for health insurance benefits, but not their employees, when the insurance is primarily funded through reductions in employee income? Must... View Details
- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
forecasts of holding period returns strongly predict the cross section of future returns up to three years ahead. We document a highly significant predictive pooled regression slope for future quarterly returns of 0.86, whereas the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 13
some circumstances, charities with identical objectives can differ by obtaining funds from distinct donor groups. The model then provides an interpretation for situations in which the number of charities rises while total donations are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 23, 2008
the entrepreneurial venture's specimens. Non-profit and academic organizations were more likely recipients of the academic-housed program's specimens. These findings suggest that although the programs procured from a somewhat similar pool... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
and as the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The case highlights the challenges and opportunities she faced during each phase of her career and how she managed them. Lagarde started her career in 1981 as a lawyer at the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 19, 2010
segmentations that are based on a correlation of product sales or service with the attributes of the purchaser (such as age, gender, income level, and education level), jobs-based segmentation seeks to understand the causal roots of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
least a quarter of per capita income differences. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-093.pdf Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 B.C.? Authors:Diego A. Comin, Bill Easterly, and Erick Gong Publication:American... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
millions of African farmers and their families achieve food security and lift themselves out of poverty. By 2008, AGRA had assembled a strong leadership team and had funded numerous small projects ranging from seed development to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger
needs; risk-adjustment of payment will make the sick much more attractive enrollees than the present uniform pricing system. All boats rise in a rising sea. Other consumer-driven markets demonstrate that suppliers innovate to reach all View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace